{"dataset":"provinces","title":"Businesses by province","about":"Listed businesses per province, with the three largest industries in each. Listings without a province are counted under 'Unknown'.","licence":"CC BY 4.0","credit":"Business.co.za","generated":"2026-10-15T22:11:53.568Z","rows":[{"province":"Gauteng","businesses":4393,"top_industries":"Marketing; Media; Design"},{"province":"Western Cape","businesses":2301,"top_industries":"Marketing; Media; Design"},{"province":"Unknown","businesses":2042,"top_industries":"Marketing; Media; Construction"},{"province":"KwaZulu-Natal","businesses":682,"top_industries":"Marketing; Media; Design"},{"province":"Eastern Cape","businesses":222,"top_industries":"Marketing; Media; Information Technology"},{"province":"Limpopo","businesses":100,"top_industries":"Marketing; Media; Tourism"},{"province":"Mpumalanga","businesses":100,"top_industries":"Marketing; Media; Tourism"},{"province":"Free State","businesses":96,"top_industries":"Marketing; Media; Information Technology"},{"province":"North West","businesses":91,"top_industries":"Marketing; Media; Construction"},{"province":"Northern Cape","businesses":33,"top_industries":"Marketing; Business Services; Media"}]}